Re: Couple of Apple IIGS questions

[John Stringer <john.stringer1@ntlworld.com>]

Thanks to everyone who has responded, it looks like, as suggested, I'm
trying to plug a IIC mouse into the IIGS. I guess the ADB mouse didn't
come with the system when I bought it second hand so I'll get one off
ebay. Thats a relief to know what the problem was.

Any suggestions for questions 4 & 5?

Thanks
John

In article <3EEE72FE.7060706@telus.dotnet>, Wayne Stewart
<waynes@telus.dotnet> wrote:

> John Stringer wrote:
> > Hi
> > 
> > Couple of Apple IIGS questions (BTW I've just added a 540MB hard disk
> > and 4MB memory to the system):
> > 
> > 1) Booting into GS/OS my mouse doesn't do anything. This is the first
> > time I've tried to use an application that uses the mouse (only had the
> > system for a month). Do I need to set something up in GS OS to allow me
> > to use the mouse? It doesn't seem to work in any of the games either
> > e.g. Wolfenstein 3D.
> > 
> > 2) Relating to the above question, does anybody know where I can buy a
> > second hand Apple IIGS mouse?
> > 
> > 3) Could I purchase an old Mac mouse (ADB?) and plug this into my IIGS
> > keyboard and use this port instead of the game port at the back of the
> > IIGS?
> > 
> > 4) I've managed to get hold of a IIGS RBG cable, is there a location on
> > the Internet that I can find the IIGS RBG cable pin outs so that I can
> > create my own cable?
> > 
> > 5) While I'm trying to get my mouse working, is there somewhere on the
> > Internet that lists all GS OS keyboard shortcuts?
> 
> Sounds like you're trying to use a 9 pin mouse plugged into the game
> port on th back of the IIgs. If so this doesn't work that way on the
> IIgs, you need an adb mouse plugged into the IIgs keyboard. Any Apple
> (Mac)adb mouse will work.
> 
> Wayne
>